Trevor Cowling Notary Public
Partner
Secretary: Kellie Tang
Trevor Cowling joined Roberts Nehmer McKee Lawyers in June 2005 and brings to the firm over 30 years involvement with the law as University teacher, Government lawyer and private practitioner.
In that time he has advised public and private corporations and entities, government departments, government agencies (including business enterprises), and local governments on a wide range of commercially based matters. His work has included large scale property developments, high value property transactions, commercialization of intellectual property, commercial venture structuring, native title negotiations and litigation, and government law.
His clients value his practical and pragmatic advice, his accessibility and his uncomplicated approach to the drafting of legal documents.
Areas of Specific Interest
- Commercial and property development agreements
- Commercial conveyancing and leasing
- Environmental law
- Intellectual property
- Government law
- Corporate Governance
Qualifications
- Notary Public for the State of Queensland, 2008
- Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland, 1980
- Admitted as a Solicitor of the High Court of Australia, 1981
Professional Affiliations
- Member Native Title Practitioners Panel (maintained by Commonwealth Attorney-Generalâs Department)
- Director Cowboys Rugby League Football Limited
- Director - Foundation for Australian Literary Studies Limited
- Member - Australian Festival of Chamber Music
Community Involvement
- Centacare, Board Member for Diocese of Townsville.
- Cancer Council of Queensland, Committee Member, Townsville Hospice & Palliative Care Centre Appeal
- Member, Queensland Environmental Law Association Inc
- Former Vice-President, Townville Chamber of Commerce
- Former Honorary solicitor, Townsville Incapacitated Service Men's and Women's Association
- Former committee member, Catholic Education Office (Townsville Diocese) Finance Committee
- Former committee member, Catholic Education Office (Townsville Diocese) Planning & Development Committee
- Member, Commercial Law Association of Australia
Papers and Publications
- âNominee Directors: Liability Issuesâ (co-authored:Wendy Munson) â paper presented to the Council of James Cook University, March 2008
- The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: Environmental Protection in a Sea of Lawâ (co-authored: S. Sparkes and A. Williams) â paper presented to North Queensland Law Association Conference, Cairns, October 1993
- âLiability Issuesâ (co-authored: F. MacDonald) â seminar presented to Great Barrrier Reef Marine Park Authority, November 1995
- âMooring options for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Parkâ â advisory paper for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, June 1996
- âThe Impact Of Indigenous Interests Upon Tourismâ (co-authored: M. Fellows and C. Cook) â paper presented to North Queensland Law Association Conference, Magnetic Island, October 1996